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Wilderness Workshop crea un nuevo paradigma en la gestión del BLM

2023-12-20T23:19:51-07:00

Wilderness Workshop crea un nuevo paradigma en la gestión del BLM This article first appear in our Winter 2023 issue of Wild Works. In respuesta a dos demandas presentadas por Wilderness Workshop y nuestros socios, la Oficina de Administración de Tier- ras (BLM, por sus siglas en inglés) está desarrollando dos nuevos planes de gestión en el oeste de Colorado que determinarán cómo se gestionarán 2 millones de acres de tierras públicas y minerales en las próximas decadas. Si bien aún es un bosquejo, las nuevas alternativas en consideración repre- sentan un cambio radical en la forma en [...]

Wilderness Workshop crea un nuevo paradigma en la gestión del BLM2023-12-20T23:19:51-07:00

2023 Summer Events Recap

2023-12-20T23:14:26-07:00

2023 Summer Events Recap This article first appear in our Winter 2023 issue of Wild Works. Independence Pass Snow Fence Removal Restoration Project This past summer, Wilderness Workshop teamed up with the Independence Pass Foundation to continue work that has been done over the past decades to remove sections of an experimental snow fence that was abandoned in the 1960’s. The snow fence was originally installed in an attempt to capture more winter snow and increase the spring run-off. This experiment was unsuccessful, and the infrastructure was abandoned along the continental divide. Volunteers removed a series of corrugated steel panels [...]

2023 Summer Events Recap2023-12-20T23:14:26-07:00

Colorado’s First Bilingual Hiking Map a Major Success

2023-12-20T23:12:54-07:00

Colorado’s First Bilingual Hiking Map a Major Success This article first appear in our Winter 2023 issue of Wild Works. This summer, Wilderness Workshop’s Defiende Nuestra Tierra program published the first bi-lingual map for exploring public lands in the state of Colorado. With an online version and 1,500 (and counting) print copies of the Camino Latino already distributed, the main goal of the map is to connect the Latino community with the beautiful public lands that surround all of us. The map is part of our larger vision to ensure everyone in our community feels welcome on public lands and [...]

Colorado’s First Bilingual Hiking Map a Major Success2023-12-20T23:12:54-07:00

Remembering Jill Soffer

2023-12-20T22:37:48-07:00

Remembering Jill Soffer This article first appear in our Winter 2023 issue of Wild Works. With deep sadness we remember Jill Soffer, who passed away from cancer on October 3rd. Jill had a profound impact on Wilderness Workshop since joining our board in 2016. Jill saw the potential for our organization and pushed us to lean into that potential and take the steps–sometimes difficult ones–she believed were necessary to achieve our mission. Jill was a dedicated conservationist and philanthropist working to protect our public lands, climate and planet. Her service to WW was nested into her larger work, [...]

Remembering Jill Soffer2023-12-20T22:37:48-07:00

We’re Almost There–Let’s Unify for Thompson Divide

2023-12-20T23:08:37-07:00

We’re Almost There–Let’s Unify for Thompson Divide Editor's note: Since this article was published in our winter newsletter, the Forest Service released a draft plan that would protect the Thompson Divide from future oil and gas leases for the next 20 years. View the press release here.   This winter, the Forest Service is expected to release a draft environmental assessment regarding a proposed 20-year moratorium on future oil and gas leasing for the Thompson Divide. As you may know, the Divide is a 225,000-acre swath of public lands stretching south from Glenwood Springs through the Sunlight Ski Resort, [...]

We’re Almost There–Let’s Unify for Thompson Divide2023-12-20T23:08:37-07:00

Wilderness Workshop Creates a New Paradigm in BLM Management

2023-12-20T23:08:04-07:00

Wilderness Workshop Creates a New Paradigm in BLM Management This article first appear in our Winter 2023 issue of Wild Works   In response to two lawsuits filed by Wilderness Workshop and our partners, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is developing two new management plans in Western Colorado that will determine how 2 million acres of public lands and minerals will be managed for decades to come. While still a draft, the new alternatives under consideration for the plans represent a sea-change in how the BLM manages our public lands. Instead of the historical practice of opening the [...]

Wilderness Workshop Creates a New Paradigm in BLM Management2023-12-20T23:08:04-07:00

The Crystal: It’s Time to Protect One of the West’s Last Free-Flowing Rivers

2023-12-20T23:11:16-07:00

The Crystal: It’s Time to Protect One of the West’s Last Free-Flowing Rivers This article first appear in our Winter 2023 issue of Wild Works   Originating in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness and merging with the Roaring Fork River in Carbondale, the pristine waters and surrounding lands of the Crystal create one of the most picturesque valleys in Western Colorado. The upper Crystal is an intact ecosystem sustained by annual spring runoff with flushing flows along the banks and saturated riparian wetlands. This seasonal runoff is a unique feature in the West, as so many rivers have been dammed, [...]

The Crystal: It’s Time to Protect One of the West’s Last Free-Flowing Rivers2023-12-20T23:11:16-07:00

Forest Service Releases Plan for Withdrawal of the Thompson Divide from Future Oil and Gas Leasing: Community Shows Strong Support

2023-12-11T19:40:58-07:00

Forest Service Releases Plan for Withdrawal of the Thompson Divide from Future Oil and Gas Leasing: Community Shows Strong Support For more information contact: Francis Sanzaro, Communications Director at Wilderness Workshop, francis@wildernessworkshop.org, 315.415.7861; Michael Gorman, Campaign Manager at Wilderness Workshop, michael@wildernessworkshop.org, 970-274-4719; Lauren Suhrbier, Thompson Divide Coalition laurenmartindale@gmail.com December 8, 2023 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CARBONDALE, CO – Today, the Forest Service released a draft environmental assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Thompson Divide Administrative Withdrawal that could protect a 225,000-acre stretch of public lands. The Thompson Divide stretches south from Glenwood Springs through the [...]

Forest Service Releases Plan for Withdrawal of the Thompson Divide from Future Oil and Gas Leasing: Community Shows Strong Support2023-12-11T19:40:58-07:00

Wilderness Workshop and ACES Host Annual ‘Naturalist Nights’ Speaker Series

2023-12-08T22:55:05-07:00

Wilderness Workshop and ACES Host Annual ‘Naturalist Nights’ Speaker Series December 6, 2023 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Greta Brown, ACES Marketing Manager, 970.925.5756 | gbrown@aspennature.org or Francis Sanzaro, Wilderness Workshop Communications Director, 315.415.7861 | francis@wildernessworkshop.org Once again, the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES) joins forces with Wilderness Workshop and Roaring Fork Audubon to jointly present the well-received annual winter speaker series, Naturalist Nights, commencing on January 10, 2024. This collaboration among the three organizations promises an impressive array of experts delving into subjects concerning wildlife, public lands, rivers and technology, all which hold significance for our community. “We’ve [...]

Wilderness Workshop and ACES Host Annual ‘Naturalist Nights’ Speaker Series2023-12-08T22:55:05-07:00

Defiende Nuestra Tierra to Celebrate Annual Posada and Christmas Tree Cutting in the Thompson Divide

2023-12-08T22:55:42-07:00

Defiende Nuestra Tierra to Celebrate Annual Posada and Christmas Tree Cutting in the Thompson Divide November 16, 2022 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Francis Sanzaro, Communications Director, francis@wildernessworkshop.org; 315-415-7861; Omar Sarabia, Defiende Nuestra Tierra Director; omar@wildernessworkshop.org >>> In Spanish below GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO–Come cut a Christmas tree in the Thompson Divide! Join Defiende Nuestra Tierra, Wilderness Workshop and the US Forest Service to begin or build on a family tradition of finding and cutting your own Christmas tree. Don’t miss making new memories and getting in the Christmas spirit with the Posada celebration. We will have FREE Christmas tree permits, [...]

Defiende Nuestra Tierra to Celebrate Annual Posada and Christmas Tree Cutting in the Thompson Divide2023-12-08T22:55:42-07:00
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